Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...2017 legislative session's Senate Bill 8 that requires women to bury or cremate fetal remains after abortion – the..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Can Ban Urgent Abortions in Emergency Rooms, Appeals Court Rules

Federal ER mandate doesn't apply to abortions, court rules

"...Despite federal guidance requiring that doctors provide life-saving care in emergency rooms whether patients can..."

Jan. 3, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Is Planned Parenthood Threatening State's Right of Free Speech?

Group says PP dilutes Texas' pro-life message for women

"...If Texas has to allow Planned Parenthood to provide women with..."

May 22, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Wrenching Issues Face First Dobbs-Era Texas Legislature

Pulling the trigger

"...As Texas' "trigger law" took effect last week, piling more penalties..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Next on Ken Paxton’s To-Do List: Mother Annihilation

Texas sues Biden admin over emergency care for pregnant people

"...Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried his darndest Thursday to..."

July 14, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...José Peña was tired as he drove south toward Houston on the morning of Sept. 27, 1998. Following..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

"We Are Defining When Life Begins"

Address by Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, to the House May 28, 2003

"...Introduction There are ways to address the concerns about injuries to pregnant women that..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...Hansen was in between jobs when she first moved to Austin in 2012. Hansen was due for her annual..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Members To Back Abortion Support Budget Measure

Garza, Casar plan support for $100K in abortion assistance

"...In response to the growing hostility toward abortion rights – nationally, statewide,..."

Aug. 15, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Abortion Rights Lawsuit Filed Against State of Texas

"...On Friday, Sept. 27, reproductive rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit against the state of..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Lawmaker Wants to Make Abortion Completely Illegal

NARAL Pro-Choice says bill "most extreme" abortion measure at the Lege

"...With complete disregard to women’s constitutionally protected right to an abortion, Rep. Tony..."

Jan. 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Abortion Law Heads to Court

Suit challenges constitutionality of HB 2

"...A challenge to two key provisions of Texas' new, controversial, and sweeping..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Do Better?

Federal funding to the WHP is set to stop Dec. 31

"...It's hard to imagine that the 2013 session could be any worse..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Council Redirects APD Funds to Abortion Support Access

$250K to flow toward abortion support services

"...support program with some $250,000 as part of its historic reallocation of Austin Police Department funds toward health and..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: Barriers to Bypass

Legislation would make abortion access more difficult for minors

"...In Texas, women under 18 must secure parental permission to undergo..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

SXSW Interactive: Lessons From the Texas Abortion Battles

Social media played key role in contentious abortion debate

"...That was among the themes to emerge from a Tuesday morning SXSW Interactive panel on..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Only 139 Days to Go for the 86th Texas Legislature

House, Senate gavel in with new leadership

"...Ah, the calm before the storm. It was nothing but jovial, halcyon times at the..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...it’s queer, it’s back again for another year. That’s right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to all things LGBTQIA-Z..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...Maurie Levin, the attorney representing death row inmate Andre Thomas, talked about what..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Texas Book Festival No. 25 – aka Virtual Texas Book..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"...[inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court Justice,..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...By now most Austinites – perhaps even most SXSW visitors flooding Downtown this week – are familiar with the..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Letters at 3AM: He Took the Cat to Texas

This is the final story in the many-storied life of Mayer Vishner

"...Mayer couldn't kill himself until he took the cat to Texas...."

Sept. 20, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...year that when he was growing up in West Texas, he was sometimes called a "good minority" -- the..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Blood on the Controller With The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Who will play, and what will become of them?

"...part of 50 years, video game fans who wanted to step into their favorite Texas horror franchise had exactly..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...mother and father passed away when he was young, Alberto Contreras Ramos' older brother took him under his care...."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas' Own 'Roe v. Wade'

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether medically necessary abortions for the poor will be state-funded.

"...On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Bost v. Low-Income..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...went hog wild on porcine imagery – allowing locals to grab a sandwich at Noble Pig, score happy hour..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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